KPLU's 'Sound Effect' Live: "A Friend in Need" w/special guests Tom Robbins, Tim Durkan, Kimya Dawson, Melanie McFarland and Skerik's BANDALABRA!
Great Hall, Town Hall Seattle Seattle, WA
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KPLU's 'Sound Effect' Live: "A Friend in Need" w/special guests Tom Robbins, Tim Durkan, Kimya Dawson, Melanie McFarland and Skerik's BANDALABRA!
KPLU's news and culture magazine, 'Sound Effect' (heard Saturday mornings at 10 AM) presents an evening of storytelling organized around the theme, A Friend in Need. Join us for radio made visual, including onstage interviews, a photo presentation and live music. The event is a benefit for the effort to Save KPLU, as the station races to raise enough money to stay alive and independent.
Our special guests:
--Iconic author Tom Robbins reads from his memoir about his days in community radio in the 1960s, and listens along with the audience to archived recordings of his 1960s broadcasts (courtesy of www.krab.fm, the KRAB archive), followed by a brief Q&A. He'll sign books after the event. Check out an NPR review of Robbins' latest book, "Tibetan Peach Pie": http://www.npr.org/2014/05/27/314614799/tom-robbins-takes-a-bite-out-of-life-in-peach-pie
--Seattle photographer Tim Durkan will talk about the hidden side of Seattle and what has led him to dedicate himself to documenting it. He'll share a series of his striking photos, chronicling the pretty and the gritty. http://www.timdurkan.com/
--Singer and songwriter Kimya Dawson will share personal reflections and a song or two. http://kimyadawson.com/
--Seattle writer and critic Melanie McFarland will give a live storytelling performance. http://www.mctelevisionblog.com/
--A recipient of the Earshot Jazz Golden Ear Award for Alternative Jazz Group of the Year, Skerik's BANDALABRA is led by the endearingly saxophonic, punk jazz iconoclast and features three of his fellow Seattle hometown's most revered players: Andy Coe on guitar, Evan Flory-Barnes on upright bass and D'Vonne Lewis on drums. http://ragman.org/skerik-s-bandalabra
**ABOUT SAVE KPLU**
Save KPLU needs to raise $7 million in six months to match the amount of the current offer stated in the letter of intent outlining Pacific Lutheran University's sale of KPLU to the University of Washington. Donations to the Save KPLU campaign will ensure the survival of an independent, local newsroom, hand-picked and professionally curated jazz and blues, and a continuing commitment to local music education. More information at: http://www.kplu.org/save-kplu
Location
Great Hall, Town Hall Seattle (View)
1119 8th Avenue (at Seneca)
Seattle, WA 98101-2738
United States
